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'''Debbie Wosskow''' is a British entrepreneur who lives in London, UK. She is CEO of |
'''Debbie Wosskow''' is a British entrepreneur who lives in London, UK. She is CEO of Love Home Swap, a subscription-based home exchange business, and is co-founder and chair of AllBright, an investment fund for female entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/how-debbie-wosskow-and-anna-jones-are-building-a-london-powerhouse-of-fearless-female-entrepreneurs-a3437811.html|title=The march of the female founders|date=January 11, 2017|website=The Evening Standard|publisher=|last1=Urwin|first1=Rosamund|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> Wosskow is also an influential advocate of the [[sharing economy]] and is currently chair of Sharing Economy UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk/interviews/item/love-home-swap-s-debbie-wosskow-is-sharing-the-love|title=Love Home Swap’s Debbie Wosskow is Sharing the Love|last2=Seery|first2=Natalie|date=July 11, 2016|website=Elite Business Magazine|publisher=|last1=Russell|first1=Josh|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> In 2016 she was awarded an [[OBE]] for services to business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/06/10/city-financiers-knighted-among-business-leaders-recognised-in-qu/|title=City financiers knighted among business leaders recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours|date=June 10, 2016|website=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=|last1=Quinn|first1=James|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> |
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=== Early Life === |
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By the age of 25 Wosskow had co-founded Mantra PR with Lawrence Dore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk/interviews/item/love-home-swap-s-debbie-wosskow-is-sharing-the-love|title=Love Home Swap’s Debbie Wosskow is Sharing the Love|last2=Seery|first2=Natalie|date=July 11, 2016|website=Elite Business Magazine|publisher=|last1=Russell|first1=Josh|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>. In 2001 she was selected as one of [[Management Today]]’s 35 Women Under 35, while Mantra was sold to the Loewy Group for several million dollars in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/love-home-swap-offers-travelers-save-article-1.1498984|title=Airbnb is just the start: Love Home Swap offers another way for travelers to save big bucks|date=October 28, 2013|website=New York Daily News|publisher=|last1=Glazarev|first1=Edward|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk/interviews/item/love-home-swap-s-debbie-wosskow-is-sharing-the-love|title=Love Home Swap’s Debbie Wosskow is Sharing the Love|last2=Seery|first2=Natalie|date=July 11, 2016|website=Elite Business Magazine|publisher=|last1=Russell|first1=Josh|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> In 2008 Wosskow co-founded Maidthorn Partners, an investment and advisory firm aimed particularly at assisting media and tech companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/we-ve-never-had-our-clients-using-houses-for-brothels-or-god-forbid-burning-them-to-the-ground-10017738.html|title=We’ve never had our clients using houses for brothels or, God forbid, burning them to the ground|date=February 2, 2015|website=The Evening Standard|publisher=|last1=Law|first1=Katie|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> |
By the age of 25 Wosskow had co-founded Mantra PR with Lawrence Dore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk/interviews/item/love-home-swap-s-debbie-wosskow-is-sharing-the-love|title=Love Home Swap’s Debbie Wosskow is Sharing the Love|last2=Seery|first2=Natalie|date=July 11, 2016|website=Elite Business Magazine|publisher=|last1=Russell|first1=Josh|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>. In 2001 she was selected as one of [[Management Today]]’s 35 Women Under 35, while Mantra was sold to the Loewy Group for several million dollars in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/love-home-swap-offers-travelers-save-article-1.1498984|title=Airbnb is just the start: Love Home Swap offers another way for travelers to save big bucks|date=October 28, 2013|website=New York Daily News|publisher=|last1=Glazarev|first1=Edward|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk/interviews/item/love-home-swap-s-debbie-wosskow-is-sharing-the-love|title=Love Home Swap’s Debbie Wosskow is Sharing the Love|last2=Seery|first2=Natalie|date=July 11, 2016|website=Elite Business Magazine|publisher=|last1=Russell|first1=Josh|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> In 2008 Wosskow co-founded Maidthorn Partners, an investment and advisory firm aimed particularly at assisting media and tech companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/we-ve-never-had-our-clients-using-houses-for-brothels-or-god-forbid-burning-them-to-the-ground-10017738.html|title=We’ve never had our clients using houses for brothels or, God forbid, burning them to the ground|date=February 2, 2015|website=The Evening Standard|publisher=|last1=Law|first1=Katie|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> |
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In 2011 Wosskow launched |
In 2011 Wosskow launched Love Home Swap, which is now the world’s leading home-swapping platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thememo.com/2015/12/17/how-to-boss-it-like-debbie-wosskow-ceo-love-home-swap/|title=How To Boss It Like… Debbie Wosskow, CEO Love Home Swap|date=December 17, 2015|website=The Memo|publisher=|last1=Smith|first1=Oliver|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> After an unsatisfactory hotel-based holiday with her two young children, Wosskow watched [[The Holiday]], starring [[Kate Winslet]] and [[Cameron Diaz]], and was inspired to create a business that would enable subscribers from across the world to exchange their homes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/we-ve-never-had-our-clients-using-houses-for-brothels-or-god-forbid-burning-them-to-the-ground-10017738.html|title=We’ve never had our clients using houses for brothels or, God forbid, burning them to the ground|last=Law|first=Katie|date=2015-02-02|work=|newspaper=The Evening Standard|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-02-01|via=}}</ref>. An investment of £7.5m from [[Wyndham Worldwide]], along with the acquisition of 1stHomeExchange and HomeForExchange, have helped LoveHomeSwap to grow exponentially – its website now features more than 100,000 homes from 150 countries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/love-home-swap-acquires-rival-boost-global-ambitions/article/1376782#vrJCFBz0yG1GVQoX.99|title=Love Home Swap acquires rival in boost to global ambitions|last=Smith|first=Rebecca|date=December 14, 2015|work=Management Today|access-date=2017-02-01|via=}}</ref> |
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=== Supporting Female Enterpreneurs === |
=== Supporting Female Enterpreneurs === |
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As an [[Angel Investor]] Wosskow has frequently backed female-founded companies and is outspoken about the need to improve gender imbalances in entrepreneurial activity as a way of creating greater equality and unlocking new sources of economic growth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/answerson/trust-sharing-economy/|title=Trust in the sharing economy|last=Maja|first=Ti|date=April 1, 2016|work=|newspaper=Thomson Reuters|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-01|via=}}</ref> In 2016 she teamed with Anna Jones, the then CEO of [[Hearst]] Magazines, UK, to found |
As an [[Angel Investor]] Wosskow has frequently backed female-founded companies and is outspoken about the need to improve gender imbalances in entrepreneurial activity as a way of creating greater equality and unlocking new sources of economic growth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/answerson/trust-sharing-economy/|title=Trust in the sharing economy|last=Maja|first=Ti|date=April 1, 2016|work=|newspaper=Thomson Reuters|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-01|via=}}</ref> In 2016 she teamed with Anna Jones, the then CEO of [[Hearst]] Magazines, UK, to found AllBright, a [[venture capital]] fund that invests exclusively in female-founded businesses and also aims to create support networks to encourage female entrepreneurship. Wosskow is currently chair of AllBright.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/how-debbie-wosskow-and-anna-jones-are-building-a-london-powerhouse-of-fearless-female-entrepreneurs-a3437811.html|title=The march of the female founders|last=Urwin|first=Rosamund|date=January 11, 2017|work=|newspaper=The Evening Standard|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-02-01|via=}}</ref> |
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=== Advocate of the Sharing Economy === |
=== Advocate of the Sharing Economy === |
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Revision as of 19:43, 5 February 2017
Debbie Wosskow is a British entrepreneur who lives in London, UK. She is CEO of Love Home Swap, a subscription-based home exchange business, and is co-founder and chair of AllBright, an investment fund for female entrepreneurs.[1] Wosskow is also an influential advocate of the sharing economy and is currently chair of Sharing Economy UK.[2] In 2016 she was awarded an OBE for services to business.[3]
Early Life
Wosskow was born in Sheffield, UK. Wosskow’s father ran his own law firm and her mother owned a printing and packaging business. Aged 15 Wosskow won a Young Enterprise award for a business that sold scrunchies. Wosskow read Philosophy and Theology at the University of Oxford, before completing an MA. Her first job after university was at Oliver Wyman, the American management consultancy firm.[4]
Entrepreneurial Success
By the age of 25 Wosskow had co-founded Mantra PR with Lawrence Dore.[5]. In 2001 she was selected as one of Management Today’s 35 Women Under 35, while Mantra was sold to the Loewy Group for several million dollars in 2007.[6] [7] In 2008 Wosskow co-founded Maidthorn Partners, an investment and advisory firm aimed particularly at assisting media and tech companies.[8]
In 2011 Wosskow launched Love Home Swap, which is now the world’s leading home-swapping platform.[9] After an unsatisfactory hotel-based holiday with her two young children, Wosskow watched The Holiday, starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz, and was inspired to create a business that would enable subscribers from across the world to exchange their homes.[10]. An investment of £7.5m from Wyndham Worldwide, along with the acquisition of 1stHomeExchange and HomeForExchange, have helped LoveHomeSwap to grow exponentially – its website now features more than 100,000 homes from 150 countries.[11]
Supporting Female Enterpreneurs
As an Angel Investor Wosskow has frequently backed female-founded companies and is outspoken about the need to improve gender imbalances in entrepreneurial activity as a way of creating greater equality and unlocking new sources of economic growth.[12] In 2016 she teamed with Anna Jones, the then CEO of Hearst Magazines, UK, to found AllBright, a venture capital fund that invests exclusively in female-founded businesses and also aims to create support networks to encourage female entrepreneurship. Wosskow is currently chair of AllBright.[13]
Advocate of the Sharing Economy
In 2014 the British government commissioned Wosskow to compile a 60,000-word report, entitled ‘Unlocking the Sharing Economy,’ for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.[14] [15]
In 2016 Wosskow launched Sharing Economy UK, “a self-appointed and member-funded trade body” that seeks “to support and monitor businesses working within the nascent industry”.[16] SEUK’s members include Airbnb, Zipcar and Liftshare.[17] As chair of SEUK Wosskow is also working with Oxford University and PricewaterhouseCoopers to develop the world’s first trustmark for the sharing economy.[18]
Wosskow also currently sits on the Mayor of London's Business Advisory Board.[19]
- ^ Urwin, Rosamund (January 11, 2017). "The march of the female founders". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ Russell, Josh; Seery, Natalie (July 11, 2016). "Love Home Swap's Debbie Wosskow is Sharing the Love". Elite Business Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ Quinn, James (June 10, 2016). "City financiers knighted among business leaders recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Russell, Josh; Seery, Natalie (July 11, 2016). "Love Home Swap's Debbie Wosskow is Sharing the Love". Elite Business Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Russell, Josh; Seery, Natalie (July 11, 2016). "Love Home Swap's Debbie Wosskow is Sharing the Love". Elite Business Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Glazarev, Edward (October 28, 2013). "Airbnb is just the start: Love Home Swap offers another way for travelers to save big bucks". New York Daily News. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Russell, Josh; Seery, Natalie (July 11, 2016). "Love Home Swap's Debbie Wosskow is Sharing the Love". Elite Business Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Law, Katie (February 2, 2015). "We've never had our clients using houses for brothels or, God forbid, burning them to the ground". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Smith, Oliver (December 17, 2015). "How To Boss It Like… Debbie Wosskow, CEO Love Home Swap". The Memo. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Law, Katie (2015-02-02). "We've never had our clients using houses for brothels or, God forbid, burning them to the ground". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ Smith, Rebecca (December 14, 2015). "Love Home Swap acquires rival in boost to global ambitions". Management Today. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ Maja, Ti (April 1, 2016). "Trust in the sharing economy". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ Urwin, Rosamund (January 11, 2017). "The march of the female founders". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ Wosskow, Debbie (November 2014). "Unlocking the sharing economy: An independent review" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Law, Katie (2015-02-02). "'We've never had our clients using houses for brothels or, God". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ Burn-Callander, Rebecca (June 3, 2015). "UK sharing economy will take a decade to hit its stride". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ Burn-Callander, Rebecca (June 3, 2015). "UK sharing economy will take a decade to hit its stride". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ Maja, Ti (April 1, 2016). "Trust in the sharing economy". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ Barber, Lynsey (2016-11-28). "The London mayor's ploughed £2.5m into startups since Brexit". Retrieved 2017-02-01.